Player FM for iOS – coming soon

We’ve been working really hard on the Android app, ever since it first rolled out into production, and continued to enhance it with new features, as part of our effort to improve your podcast listening experience. But, not even for a single moment did we forget about the iOS users. We’ve been building the iOS…

We didn’t stop improving the app since the release of v4.0. We rolled up our sleeves and actively developed Player FM all the time. Here’s the rundown. Interactive full-screen player “The full-screen is cluttered with icons I don’t need;” “The sleep-timer is missing on the full-screen player – I want it back;” “Who needs the…

💥 Boom! Player FM 4.0 arrives with new user-interface, premium subscriptions, and a thunderous symphony of new features

Podcast heaven is now a place on Earth with Player FM 4.0, which has just begun rollout on Google Play. The app sports a completely redesigned interface optimized for your podcast pleasure and productivity … say goodbye to the old side menu and hello to the new bottom-navigation panel. With 4.0, we are introducing paid…

How we designed and developed Player FM’s premium plans in beta

In just a few days, Player FM 4.0 will launch with a major interface redesign, premium features, and many other updates. We’ll post more about the release in coming days, but this post is specifically about what we’ve learned after over six months developing the premium plans in conjunction with the beta community, and what…

Player FM 3.7: Full-screen and miniplayer redesigned, plus more

Our new release is here, Player FM 3.7! This update is made possible by the collaboration of our users and the team. Here’s the rundown. Redesigned full-screen player As always, you’ll see the full-screen player when you swipe up the miniplayer, or tap its thumbnail image. The full podcast thumbnail is now present in its…

Growing Player FM in 2017 and beyond: Gold Plan is coming

Player FM has continued to grow since its initial launch as a website in 2012. The app set out to do a lot of things differently from traditional podcatchers – a new kind of interface, an independent catalogue, sync between web and native. With over 2 million Android installs, a 4.5-star rating, and a ton…

Player FM 3.6: Manage your podcasts with ease

We are pleased to announce Player FM 3.6! This update will help new podcast users and even the seasoned podcast junkies manage their daily podcast habit. You can now organise subscriptions into categories and they will sync across Android and web apps. Player FM rethinks the podcast experience for the modern era, and categories are…

Player FM 3.5 for Android: Enhanced search, discovery, series settings, and more

Constantly updating and improving the app has always been our goal, in accordance with your feedback and ideas. Thanks to all who have left suggestions and special thanks to the beta community for ongoing discussions about how to keep bringing the awesome. We’re pleased to announce a major version bump from v3.1 to v3.5, and…

Player FM v3.1 revamps podcasting experience

We’ve been listening to a lot of user feedback here and here, so after major features were introduced in v3.0, we worked on a design update based on feature requests by fellow podcast junkies. Night and AMOLED power-saving display themes A lot of us listen to podcasts at night. Enable the ‘Night’ theme mode under…

It’s been 1.5 years since 2.0 launched and it’s time for another big update! Before we run down the new features, thank you to all the users who have taken time to leave reviews and spread the word to their friends. And a special thanks to the awesome beta community for putting with our crazy…